16's in New York

[The Exiled One]

Who's got the details on Nate Schmidt's injury?

[Iceburg]

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U.S. Under-17 Select Team
Tops Switzerland, 6-1, at Under-17 Five Nations Tournament
Team USA Improves to 3-0-0-0 at Tournament

STRAKONICE, Czech Republic. – Steven Whitney (Reading, Mass.) tallied two goals to lead the U.S. Under-17 Select Team to a 6-1 victory over Switzerland here today. With the win, Team USA improved to 3-0-0-0 and will play for first place on Friday (Aug. 24) against the Czech Republic.

“It was a very good win for us tonight,” said Jon Cooper (St. Louis, Mo.), head coach of Team USA. “We started out slow, but the guys really got it going in the second period. As long as we play our game, we’re as good as any team here.”

Nick Leddy (Eden Prairie, Minn.) tipped Brad Walch’s (Saginaw, Mich.) shot from the blue line past goaltender Remo Trub at 18:04 for the only goal of the opening stanza.

With a two man-advantage in the second period, Whitney doubled Team USA’s lead when he tapped Kyle Beattie’s (Avondale, Ariz.) pass into the Switzerland net at 6:43. Three minutes later, Ryan Walters (Rosemount, Minn.) fired a wrist shot over the glove of Trub for his fourth goal of the tournament. Leddy sent a pass to Zach Budish (Edina, Minn.) who slid it into the net at 16:31 to give Team USA a 4-0 advantage after 40 minutes.

Switzerland tallied its first goal of the game just 1:52 into the final frame to make it 4-1. Kit Sitterley (Mooresvill, N.C.) increased the lead to 5-1 when he tapped home a rebound at 12:11 with Team USA on the power play. Late in the period, Whitney beat a Swiss defenseman, skated in alone and sent a wrist shot past Trub to account for the 6-1 final.

Brandon Maxwell (Winter Park, Fla.) made 23 saves to earn his second victory of the tournament.

The United States returns to action Friday (Aug. 24) at noon (EDT) to face host Czech Republic in the finale of the 2007 Under-17 Five Nations Tournament in Strakonice, Czech Republic.

NOTES: Nick Leddy was named Team USA’s Player of the Game … Team USA outshot Switzerland by a 44-24 count … Steven Whitney leads Team USA with six points (3-3) in the tournament … Four members of Team USA were on the 2006 U.S. Under-17 Select Team that competed in the 2006 Three Nations Tournament held in Rochester, N.Y. … Players were chosen from the 2007 USA Hockey Select 16 Player Development Camp, which was held June 23-29 at the ESL Sports Centre in Rochester, N.Y., and featured many of America’s best hockey players born in 1991.

First Period
USA: Leddy (Walch, Whitney) 18:04
Penalties: USA, Furlong (roughing), 1: 44; SUI, Brem (interference), 2:20; SUI, Roeffel (tripping), 4: 10; SUI, Team (too many players), 10:04; SUI, Boss (hooking), 14:18; USA, Beattie (slashing), 15:40; SUI, Schlumps (hooking), 16:00; USA, McDermott (charging), 16:40; SUI, Herren (holding), 17:24; SUI, Berger (hooking), 19:31

Second Period
USA: Whitney (Beattie) 6:43 (5x3 pp)
USA: Walters (Smith), 9: 54
USA: Budish (Leddy) 16:31
Penalties: SUI, Untersander (roughing), 4:50; USA, Walters (roughing), 4:50; SUI, Brem (roughing), 4:50; SUI, Scherwey (tripping), 4:50; USA, Sitterley (roughing), 17:28

Third Period
SUI: Brem (Engler) 1:52
USA: Sitterley (Maetche, Ramage) 12:11 (pp)
USA, Whitney (Beattie) 17:10
Penalties: USA, Walters (hooking), 1:46; USA, Budish (tripping), 8:07; USA, Phillips (slashing), 9:22; USA, Phillips (misconduct), 9:22; SUI, Zubler (hooking), 12:00; USA, Furlong (delay of game), 14:48; SUI, Antonietti (slashing), 17:45; SUI, Camperchioli (delay of game), 19:21; USA, Brickler (delay of game), 19:30

Shots on Goal
USA: 12-21-11-44
SUI: 5-10-9-24

Goalies
USA: Maxwell, SUI: Trub

[breakout]

Minnesota lads continue to do well. Most importantly, the team is winning. Maybe take home the gold?

[Stealth]

Sounded bad, probly out 3 months to heal if true?

[RLStars]

Sounded bad, probly out 3 months to heal if true?

Heal where? Tell us more.

[breakout]

Any more news on Schmidt?

[019]

I heard he broke an ankle.

[breakout]

I heard he broke an ankle.

I am guessing that an ankle break is more than a six to eight week thing??? Hopefully I am wrong.

[Stealth]

My follow up is that it was a broken ankle also. I was only guessing on 3 months to heal. But no football.

[rbkhockey]

was he good at football?

[Iceburg]

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U.S. Under-17 Select Team Finishes Second at the 2007 Under-17 Five Nations Tournament
Team USA Falls to Host Czech Republic, 7-2, in Tournament Finale

STRAKONICE, Czech Republic – Despite Steven Whitney’s (Reading, Mass.) team-leading fourth goal of the tournament, the U.S. Under-17 Select Team fell to host Czech Republic, 7-2, here today in the finale of the 2007 Under-17 Five Nations Tournament. Team USA finished the tournament in second place with a 3-1-0-0 record.

“Obviously it was unfortunate to lose tonight, but we had a great tournament,” said Jon Cooper, head coach of Team USA. “The most rewarding thing was that we definitely got better every game and the players progressed throughout the course of the tournament. I’m very proud of our team.”

The Czechs struck early in the first stanza when Lukas Kapec notched a power-play goal at the 3:33 mark. Later in the period, Antonin Honejsek increased the Czech Republic’s lead with a wrist shot that beat U.S. netminder Matthew Skoff (McKees Rock, Pa.) at 19:24.

Michal Hlinka took a pass from across the crease and tapped it past Skoff at 3:44 of the middle frame to make it 3-0. One minute later, Whitney took Kyle Beattie’s (Avondale, Ariz.) pass, deked Czech goaltender Philip Novotny and slid the puck into the empty net to cut the deficit to 3-1. The Czechs scored once again at 9:10 to take back the two-goal advantage.

In the final period, after the Czech Republic made it 5-1, Josh Birkholz (Maple Grove, Minn.) one-timed a pass from Brad Walch (Saginaw, Mich.) past Novotny to make it a 5-2 score. Honejsek tallied twice more to account for the 7-2 final score.

Skoff and Brandon Maxwell (Winter Park, Fla.) combined for 30 saves in the losing effort.

NOTES: Steven Whitney was named Team USA’s Player of the Game … Brad Walch received All-Tournament Team honors … Whitney led Team USA with seven points (4-3) in the tournament … Four members of Team USA were on the 2006 U.S. Under-17 Select Team that competed in the 2006 Three Nations Tournament held in Rochester, N.Y. … Players were chosen from the 2007 USA Hockey Select 16 Player Development Camp, which was held June 23-29 at the ESL Sports Centre in Rochester, N.Y., and featured many of America’s best hockey players born in 1991. Kyle Wallack (Wallingford, Conn.), who is an assistant coach at Yale University, served as the assistant coach for Team USA.

First Period
CZE: Kapec (Nestrastil) 3:33 (pp)
CZE: Honejsek (Ruzicka, Smid) 19:24 (pp)
Penalties: USA, Smith (hooking), 2:22; USA, Oliver (tripping), 12:21; CZE, Team (too many players), 15:36; USA, Furlong (elbowing), 18:36

Second Period
CZE: Hlinka (Mikulastik) 3:44
USA: Whitney (Beattie, Walters) 4:53
CZE: Hlinka (Soudek) 9:10
Penalties: CZE, Jerabek (hooking), :33; USA, Birkholz (slashing), :59; USA, Walters (hooking), 7:05; CZE, Sedlak (holding), 9:16; USA, Smith (interference), 14:44

Third Period
CZE: Honejsek (unassisted) 3:35
USA: Birkholz (Walch) 6:52
CZE: Honejsek (Plat) 8:24
CZE: Honejsek (Plat) 10:36
Penalties: CZE, Mikulastik (holding), 4:05; USA, Ramage (high-sticking), 10:27; USA, Furlong (holding), 10:47; USA, Oliver (charging), 12:33; CZE, Hlinka (roughing), 13:25; USA, Sitterley (slashing), 17: 09; CZE, Nestrasil (interference), 18:58

Shots on Goal
USA: 5-8-7-20
CZE: 7-13-17-37

Goalies
USA: Skoff (29:10), Maxwell (30:50), CZE: Novotny

[Neutron 14]

Thanks for the updates Ice!